Shieldaig

Shieldaig (; ) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands, in the Scottish council area of Highland.

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Place details

Locality: Shieldaig
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: Shieldaig north.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Shieldaig looking north along the sea-front
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.official_name: Shieldaig
UK place.gaelic_name: Sìldeag
UK place.scots_name: Shieldaig
UK place.os_grid_reference: NG815539
UK place.map_type: Ross and Cromarty
UK place.civil_parish: Applecross
UK place.unitary_scotland: Highland
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Ross and Cromarty
UK place.constituency_westminster: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
UK place.post_town: Strathcarron
UK place.postcode_district: IV54
UK place.postcode_area: IV
UK place.dial_code: 01520

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Wikidata facts

Image: Shieldaig from the Applecross road.jpg

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Commons category: Shieldaig, Torridon
OS grid reference: NG815539
postal code: IV54

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Shieldaig (; ) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands, in the Scottish council area of Highland.

==Geography and history== The village was founded in 1800 with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon. After his (initial) defeat and exile to Elba, the community found itself a new role as a fishing village. The small island just offshore never had its tall pines harvested to rig warships, and has now become a nature sanctuary.